Skirt-supporter and blouse-retainer.



W. J; TAYLOR.

SKIRT SUPPORTER AND BLOUSE RETAINER. APPLICATION I'ILED JUNE 28, 1909.

9534,932, Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

UNITE WILLIAM JOSEPH TAYLOR, OF WALTHAMS'IOW, ENGLAND.

SKIRT-SUPPORTER AND BLOUSE-RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 28, 1909.

latented Apr. 5, 1910.

Serial No. 504,675.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM JOSEPH TAY- LOR, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Valthamstow, Essex, England, have invented a new and useful Improved Skirt-Supporter and Blouse-Retainer, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved appliance for ladies wear adapted to support the skirt and to secure the blouse, and hold them in their proper position without injuring them. Many appliances are known for this purpose some of which comprise a combination of metal with india-rubber and a cotton, silk or like flexible band for fasten ing around the waist. The present invention is characterized by an elongated metal plate, having a strip of india rubber secured around its lower edge. The metal plate is fastened as usual to a flexible band which is passed round the waist outside the blouse and secured at the front by a buckle or other suitable means. The skirt when hooked on to the upper edge of the metal plate tends to pull the upper edge of the plate away from the waist and to press the lower edge of the plate tightly against the blouse, and this lower edge being covered with india-rubber produces sufficient friction or grip to hold the blouse in position and keep it from riding up without injuring the same.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown one form of my improved skirt supporter and blouse retainer.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a face view on a larger scale of the metal plate with the strip of indiarubber fastened to the lower edge. Fig. 3 is a section on the line as, a; Fig. 2.

A is the metal plate, B the india-rubber fastened to the lower edge thereof and O the bands or tapes for securing the device around the waist, the same being secured at the front by a buckle D. The india-rubber B may be advantageously secured to the metal plate as follows, the bottom edge E of the metal plate A is turned up on the inner side and pressed tightly against the edge F of the india-rubber B, and a tongue Gr cut out of the body of the metal plate A is turned over on the outer side and pressed tightly on to the other edge H of the indiarubber B, leaving an opening J in the metal plate A.

Vhat I claim is In a skirt supporter and blouse retainer, the combination of an elongated metal plate, fastening bands, and india-rubber, said india rubber passing around the lower edge of the metal plate, and being secured to the metal plate by portions of the latter which are turned over and pressed on to the edges of the india-rubber, substantially as described.

WILLIAM JOSEPH TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

J E. SANSUM, ALEXANDER W. ALLEN. 

